Boards & Commissions

Pursuant to Sec. 9-105 of the Pawtucket City Charter, below is a list of all terms expiring in 2017 and all current vacancies on Boards/Commissions in Pawtucket.

BOARD/COMMISSION

DATES TERMS EXPIRING IN 2017

NUMBER TERMS EXPIRING / VACANCIES IN 2017

Arts & Culture Advisory Commission

1st Monday in October

Three*

Arts Panel Review Committee

June 1, 2017

One

Board of Appeals

1st Monday in January

One

Board of Canvassers

1st Monday in March

None

Historic District Commission

1st Monday in February

Three

Pawtucket Housing Authority

July 14, 2017

Three

Juvenile Hearing Board

1st Monday in December

None**

Parks/Tree Commission

1st Monday in August

One

Pawtucket Business Development Corp.

January 2017

None***

Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee

December 2017

four

Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency

September 12, 2017

One

Pension Board (Mayor Appoints)

1st Monday in January

Two

Pension Board (Council Appoints)

1st Monday in January

One

Personnel Board

1st Monday in January

One

City Planning Commission

1st Monday in January

One

Public Library Trustees

1st Monday in January

Three

Purchasing Board

1st Monday in January

One

Riverfront Commission (Mayor Appoints)

1st Monday in June

Three

Riverfront Commission (Council Appoints)

1st Monday in June

One, plus one vacancy

Water Supply Board

1st Monday in January

One

* The Advisory Commission on Arts and Culture currently has eight members. The Mayor only needs to make enough appointments to ensure that the Commission has the required minimum of five members, but not more than nine members.

** The Juvenile Hearing Board currently has seven members. The Mayor only needs to make enough appointments to enure that the Board has the required minimum of seven members, with at least one being from each of the six councilmanic districts and one being under the age of 25.

*** The Pawtucket Business Development Corporation currently has twenty-five members. The Mayor only needs to make enough appointments to enure that the Board has required minimum of twenty-five members, but not more than thirty members.

Anyone interested in serving on a board or commission should send a letter and resume to the Mayor's Office, c/o Lizeth Gonzalez, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860, or an e-mail to lgonzalez@pawtucketri.com.

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